No defender of slavery, I concede that it has its benevolent aspects in lifting the Negro from savagery and helping prepare him for that eventual freedom which is surely written in the Book of Fate

Quote by Thomas Jefferson

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I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

The only orthodox object of the institution of government is to secure the greatest degree...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

Difference of opinion is advantageous in religion. The several sects perform the office of a...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

My views and feelings are in favor of the abolition of war--and I hope it...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

The God who gave us life gave us liberty at the same time; the hand...

Delay is preferable to error.

Delay is preferable to error.

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to bear arms is, as...

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

Force is the vital principle and immediate parent of despotism.

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

I have great hope that some patriotic spirit will, at a favorable moment, call (up...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

I find friendship to be like wine, raw when new, ripened with age, the true...

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

The earth belongs to the living, not to the dead.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Be polite to all, but intimate with few.

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

Equal rights for all, special privileges for none

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

We prefer war in all cases to tribute under any form and to any people...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

Do not bite at the bait of pleasure, till you know there is no hook...

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

One travels more usefully when alone, because he reflects more.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

The boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave.

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...

I have no fear that the result of our experiment will be that men may...